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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Moses' Allies runs for President in 1928?

2. What does Roosevelt refuse to allow Moses?

3. What is Moses able to do for the first time in his life?

4. What is the name of the Bill Lehman signs in 1934?

5. What kind of shop did Bernhard Cohen and his brother Samuel open?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Progressivism?

2. How is Moses' lust for power beginning to work against him in Part 5, Chapter 28?

3. How does the Depression affect New York City?

4. How does Part 4, Chapter 21 show how Moses holds grudges?

5. How does Moses ensure that his park cannot be accessed by poor people?

6. Describe Robert Moses's time at Yale.

7. Why can Roosevelt not discharge Moses?

8. Why is Moses' campaign to run for governor unsuccessful?

9. Why does Moses constantly find himself in legal battles?

10. How does Moses get revenge on La Guardia and Roosevelt following his defeat over the tunnel project in Brooklyn?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Moses' impact on New York City.

1) What was the landscape like before Moses started his developments?

2) How did Moses change the landscape of New York City?

3) What is Moses' legacy?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Caro's writing style. How would you describe her prose style? What kind of vocabulary does she use? Does she use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Caro's style give to his story?

Essay Topic 3

Use one of the following questions or statements to write a 500-word essay:

1) How did the Moses family build itself into a position of wealth?

2) Moses could not have achieved what he did in his life without the success of his family.

3) How did Moses' family instill in him a need to be successful?

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